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Old 10-06-10, 01:45 PM
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NY

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i'm being serious, can you?
nooooooo.....
Old 10-06-10, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DCrosby
I haven't gotten pulled over for any exhaust related issues, but I'm white, and my car sounds like a camaro.... FTW
Sometimes you just have to work with what you have... (advantage / disadvantage wise).... I can't open a Casino, and I can't get a Minority Business Loan... yet I was born a "***" in this country...

wow
Old 10-06-10, 09:07 PM
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Well ****.. Here is what a Ref Ticket Looks Like Just got one

Old 10-06-10, 09:08 PM
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Lucky he didn't Look under the car.. I shut it off fast so he wouldn't smell that I had no Cat.
Not even a Hallowed out one..
He heard my BOV
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Side note... Anyone have a Stock Intake Box and Hoses I can Barrow or Buy for My Smog : )
???
Old 10-06-10, 09:12 PM
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He got you for having a BOV? What other mods do you have done?
Old 10-06-10, 09:24 PM
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you can still just pay it off and not see ref right...
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Intake BOV and No Cat.. Like I said he Heard my BoV asked to Pop the hood and that was that ..
Non legal HKS Racing Intake
BOV not legal in Cali
thankfully like I said he didn't see i don't have a Cat otherwise I would have just got Towed...

The other Thing on the ticket is Front Plate not on bumper.. Its in the window... He was being a dick...
Old 10-06-10, 09:25 PM
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I never heared of Paying off a Ref Ticket.. But if its only a couple hundred I am totally paying it off
Old 10-06-10, 09:44 PM
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Those are all pretty easy to fix at least. Just slap on a few cats for the inspection, recirculate your BOV, and put a stock intake back on and you're done. Easy!
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Yep I just need to find an intake box and buy some cats
Old 10-06-10, 09:51 PM
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Amazon.com has some cheap high flow cats.
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Whoa I just saw that you can't drive your car until you get the ref ticket signed off - I had no idea that was the rule!
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There was a post earlier that said it failed with High Flow Cats....
you sure that will work ?
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yeah I had a Friend blow my phone up telling me not to drive... Guess his 240 Bro got impounded on the spot for driving it
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Originally Posted by 89FC619
There was a post earlier that said it failed with High Flow Cats....
you sure that will work ?
Oh I have no idea. Do you mean failed a sniffer test? Because I pass legally every year with 2 high flow cats.

And I know as of January 1st, 2008, all cats must be specifically built for your car. But of course you are exempt if you bought and installed the cats prior to Jan 1st 2008.
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Originally Posted by TheAbsence
Oh I have no idea. Do you mean failed a sniffer test? Because I pass legally every year with 2 high flow cats.

And I know as of January 1st, 2008, all cats must be specifically built for your car. But of course you are exempt if you bought and installed the cats prior to Jan 1st 2008.
well I don't know about the sniffer.. I will go with Regular cats and just take them off after I smog it lol

F**K the Police
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Originally Posted by 89FC619
well I don't know about the sniffer.. I will go with Regular cats and just take them off after I smog it lol
Oh thats even better actually. Do you have to go under the sniffer while at the ref or does he just check the intake, exhaust, and engine?

What BOV do you have?
Old 10-06-10, 10:13 PM
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Greddy Bov.. it came with the car... but The Ref.. is a CHP Ref.. that means he is an *** and will try and make me fail lol
in other words he will Check EVERYTHING
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Type RS? At least its able to be recirculated so you'll be in full compliance. Just make sure your exhaust comes in under 95db at... 3k rpm? Maybe its 4k rpm, I can't remember.
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Originally Posted by 89FC619
There was a post earlier that said it failed with High Flow Cats....
you sure that will work ?
it has to have a CARB #, mine didn't
Old 10-06-10, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Kingsfan
it has to have a CARB #, mine didn't
A high flow cat has to have a carb number? Hmmm, when I was reading the CA CV codes last time, I could have sworn I was right about the cat issue. Maybe the ref was trying to get you and used that tactic, assuming you weren't aware of the Jan 1st, 2008 rule.
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you have a Link to that Cat Rule from a Government Website like DMV site...
I can't Find it ... But I am probably going to get a exhaust from an 89 stock tII from a friend and don't want to have my leg pulled by the Ref
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95db limit

Under the SAE standard, a sound meter is placed 20 inches from the exhaust outlet at a 45-degree angle and the engine is revved to three quarters of maximum rated horsepower. The highest decibel reading is then recorded.
from http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=61596 (Thats about 4500 rpm for us FC guys except s5 non-turbo)

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27151.htm

Still searching for the catalytic converter law.


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